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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 19:14:55 GMT
This looks to be the Lyceum's next production after 'Local Hero', opening on 17th May and running to 8th June, before transferring to the Citizens for a run in September. The casting recently got announced, and I recognise a few folk in it, namely Adam Best and Fletcher Mathers. I must say, I am intrigued, and I'm interested to see how they will do it. lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/production/the-duchess-of-malfi |
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Post by learfan on Apr 12, 2019 19:19:01 GMT
About time they announced the cast! The production was announced months ago. Still not sure if it will worth the trip across Hadrians wall.
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Post by duncan on May 24, 2019 20:21:52 GMT
Production halted 5 minutes into act two. Stage manager came on mid scene and off they all went.
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Post by duncan on May 24, 2019 21:53:56 GMT
Broken projector, thought it worked better without seeing the projection.
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Post by theatrelover123 on May 25, 2019 14:36:28 GMT
I have spent many a happy summer in Mafli. It’s probably my favourite place in Ilaty  |
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Post by duncan on May 26, 2019 13:04:22 GMT
The Duchess [of Malfi] - Lyceum The, young, recently widowed Duchess wants to escape the shackles of mourning and what was a loveless marriage by marrying Antonio her Steward and enjoying her life rather than her position. Her brothers however feel that she should be in mourning as their family has a position to keep (and she now has money that will be shared with any husband) and before they know she wants to remarry decide to send convicted murderer Bosola to spy on her.
Will Bosola be able to keep her secrets or will duty win out….A nice wee cheery night out at the theatre. Zinnie Webster updates the Jacobean tragedy to an odd setting - its played at the beginning as if we are back in the 16th century, after an opening scene of the Duchess singing into a microphone, but as the show progresses it becomes a fluid setting as projections, modern guns and tape recorders come into play. And as its a modern updating we get some exceptional potty mouthing from some of the characters as well as incest. Just an average day in Jacobean times! Its a fine production, there is nothing really wrong with and it tootles along quite merrily. The cast give their all, some of them in sticky circumstances, with George Costigan being the sole "name". A sparse staging which allows for there to be a lot of blood in the latter stages and its got an amazing sound design that drags you into the action, particularly towards the end as the ghosts of the brothers actions come back to haunt them. There is also a wandering minstrel with a guitar who comes on from time to time helping to support the plot along. We got five minutes into act 2 and Costigan had just come on stage when the stage manager suddenly appeared from the wings to apologise for a technical fault and that the show was being halted - it was clear from Costigans reaction that this wasn't planned (or he should win an Olivier for his role of "what do you mean get off?") and it turned out that the projector had broken and wasn't projecting. The first half had introduced the characters with large projections of their name. The SM came back on after about 10 minutes to tell us they would continue without the projector we apparently missed a projection of a dead Antonio and child, which if you know the play is normally a severed and and dummies but I thought it worked better without the projection as it allowed us to imagine what the Duchess was seeing and that for me made it more powerful moment. Interestingly intense - 8/10
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